Comparison

FaceClock Analogue vs Minimum Clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FaceClock Analogue

This app offers a highly customizable analogue clock experience with various clock faces, color schemes, and background image options. It includes features like time announcements in multiple languages, an alarm with snooze, music player controls, and battery indication.

Highlights
  • Customizable clock faces and color schemes
  • Background picture customization
  • Time announcements in 6 languages
  • Alarm clock with snooze
  • Music player control
  • Battery indicator
Features
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FaceClock is free to use with six minimal clock faces, all color themes, wall colors, the digital time and a full alarm. FaceClock turns your iPhone or iPad into an analog clock you'll actually want on your nightstand, your desk or your kitchen counter. Twenty clock faces Pick from four groups: Minimal (bars, dots, rings), Numerals (including Roman, Arabic-Indic and Chinese numbers), 24-Hour dials, and Counter-Clockwise faces that run backwards. Choose a color theme, including a dim red Night theme that won't keep you awake, and a light theme for bright rooms. Make it yours Set any wall color or use your own photo as the background, then drag and pinch to frame it. Add the date, the digital time in 12- or 24-hour form, and the current temperature. Drag up or down anywhere on the clock to dim the screen for night-time. A real alarm Built on Apple's alarm system, so it rings even when your phone is locked or on silent. Choose the time, which days it repeats and how long snooze lasts. Sleep timer Count down with white noise, or an alarm at the end. The timer keeps going on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Weather on the face Local temperature and conditions from Apple Weather, right on the dial. Visual effects behind the clock can follow your weather: sunlight, fog, rain or snow. Hear the time Have the clock speak the time on the hour, half hour or quarter hour, in your choice of language. Or just double-tap the clock whenever you want to know. Widgets Clock widgets for the Home Screen in every size, including extra large on iPad, plus a minimal clock for the Lock Screen. They follow the clock settings you chose in the app. Also included Now Playing controls for the Music app · battery ring with charging status · keep-screen-awake for bedside use · full iPad support in portrait and landscape · English and Japanese. Unlock everything with a single purchase: all twenty clock faces, photo backgrounds, weather, visual effects, the sleep timer, the music player, spoken time announcements and widgets. One purchase, no subscription. Already bought it in an earlier version? Tap Restore Purchase.

About

Minimum Clock

This app offers a minimalist digital and analog clock with customizable features. Adjust size, switch between 12/24 hour formats, and select background colors. It includes a time signal with numerous tones and allows for date format changes.

Highlights
  • Digital and analog clock display
  • Adjustable clock size
  • 12/24 hour format switching
  • Customizable background colors
  • Hourly time signal with 78 tones
  • Date format customization
  • Screen rotation
Features
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A simple, no-frills digital and analog clock. The calm design is ideal for concentrating on study or work! Although simple, it has the minimum necessary functions. The clock face and analog clock can be moved with your finger. By pressing buttons such as "1X" and "2X", you can adjust the size of the letters. The analog clock can also be enlarged or reduced with two fingers. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Touching a clock character or the analog clock switches to the setting mode. In setting mode, the date can be changed to various formats by touching it. In addition, a time signal can be sounded at 0 minutes of every hour, and there are 78 different tones to choose from. The screen can be rotated horizontally and vertically.  The background color can be selected from 10 different colors. It is also possible to choose between a digital clock and an analog clock.

Screenshots

FaceClock Analogue4 screens
Minimum Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FaceClock Analogue at 69% against Minimum Clock's 0%. FaceClock Analogue also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (368 vs 3). Minimum Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FaceClock Analogue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Minimum Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FaceClock Analogue holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FaceClock Analogue has 368 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of FaceClock Analogue's written reviews are positive against 0% of Minimum Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FaceClock Analogue ships an update every 6 weeks, Minimum Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FaceClock Analogue versus Minimum Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceClock AnalogueMinimum Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (368 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings368 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiReka SoftMihoko Araki

Customer experience

FaceClock Analogue

All ratings368 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews325 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative20.3%

Minimum Clock

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

FaceClock Analogue

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Alarm not working when app is closed
  • Ads reappearing after purchasing ad-free version
  • Clock freezing at certain times

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to display clock on lock screen
  • Ability to set as main system clock
  • More clock face design options
  • Customizable hand colors
  • Alarm clock functionality
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  • Ability to disable music controls

Minimum Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FaceClock Analogue

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$1.99
1 purchases

Minimum Clock

One-time1
  • Minimum Clock with no ads$1.99

Questions

Is FaceClock Analogue free?
FaceClock Analogue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimum Clock free?
Minimum Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FaceClock Analogue or Minimum Clock?
FaceClock Analogue is rated higher. FaceClock Analogue averages 4.5 out of 5 from 368 ratings, while Minimum Clock averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do FaceClock Analogue or Minimum Clock have ads?
Minimum Clock shows ads; FaceClock Analogue does not.
Which is updated more often, FaceClock Analogue or Minimum Clock?
FaceClock Analogue ships an update every 6 weeks, and Minimum Clock every 3 weeks. Most recently, FaceClock Analogue was updated on October 12, 2026 and Minimum Clock on October 6, 2026.

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